Texas A&M AgriLife Extension pecan specialist Monte Nesbitt plucks a perfectly ripe nut from a pecan tree. Photo Courtesy Laura McKenzie, Texas A&M AgriLife Harvest is starting for the 2025 Texas pecan crop with experts expecting an average yield. “This year...
Packing up a home before a big move can be overwhelming, but in the case of the Harris family, it provided an opportunity to find items lost long ago. When the family began preparing to move from their Murphy home (circa 1973) on Ridgeview Drive, Stacy Harris started...
Retirement starts next week for Joe Stankiewicz of Wylie, longtime engineer with North Texas Municipal Water District, who believes he will be able to stay busy even if he does not have to report to the office daily. Stankiewicz, the NTMWD deputy director of...
The holiday season for 1,006 children shined brighter this year because of donations made to the Wylie Way Christmas. “It’s incredible the generosity that comes out of the community in a short time,” Wylie Independent School District Family Liaison Joley Martin said....
Do you need a boost of holiday cheer this year? Sleigh bells ringing, carolers singing, glistening snow and yuletide glow? If that sounds like what you need, there are always opportunities to bring new traditions into the mix. One way is to visit some festively named...
Christmas. Hanukkah. Kwanzaa. December is full of holidays, but in the midst of all the celebrations, one event is working to bring awareness to a group that society tends to overlook. National Disability Day, also called International Day of People with Disabilities...
Last week a group of young ladies learned their place: in whichever industry they want, even male-dominated ones. Girls in architecture, engineering and welding programs in Wylie ISD toured the Collin College construction site Thursday, Nov. 21 to see how what they’re...
With Thanksgiving next week and Christmas only a month away, local food pantries are more reliant on donations than ever. In Sachse, 5 Loaves Food Pantry provides more than food; it also serves as a diaper bank and ministers to senior citizens. For the full...
It’s evident that Allen Stroud and his flock of singing seniors have a good thing going. For 25 years, the Pastor of Music at First Baptist Church in Wylie has been orchestrating and conducting practices, concerts and trips for area senior citizens. For the...
